Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers by allowing them to rapidly provision virtual servers in a matter of minutes. By using Amazon EC2, developers can access a wide range of Amazon Web Services (AWS) features without having to manage the underlying infrastructure.

• Secure

Provides a range of features to ensure that data and applications remain secure and ensure that access to the platform is restricted to only those who have the appropriate permissions

• Resizable

Highly scalable and can be resized at any time, allowing users to adjust the compute power and storage capacity of their VMs as needed